The Baltimore County union., 1887-01-08

| A Protest Against Mr.. Reeds Reap
| pointm ent.-When the Board of County Com
missioners met on Tuesday last, Mr.. Thomas Todd'
| of the 8th district, one of the members, filed q
written protest against the reappointment OF Mr.
William H. w. Reed as superintendent ofthe aims
| house and farm. In this protest Mr.. Todd knows
| personally that the almshouse farm, containing
| 1913 acres is in good condition, and if properly
| farmed should compare favorably in returns Win
| any farm in the neighborhood." Mr.. Reed, ne
claims has failed to manage the farm as to bring
about these results He has returned to the Treass
urers Office $4SS. .95 which, he sates is the whole
amount received from all produce sold from the
farm in the three years that he has managed 1t.
In this time he has brought in bills aggregating
$2,S1S.21, which the Commissioners have paid.
These figures show that every dollar paid intos
county treasury by Mr.. Reed has cost the county
$5.7S4.
Mr.. Todd goes on to state that the farm is not
cultivated as q truck farm for the benefit of the
institution but the regular routine principle OF
other farms in the neighborhood, and that the
wheat raised it is not ground into -four for the
use of the inmates, but on the contrary, that the
Commissioners pay monthly bill to the baker for
bread delivered for the of the inmates. He also
says that there is garden connected with the
place, which is in better condition than great
many farmers have for their private families, and
in addition, that the Commissioners have paid Mr..
Reed the following bills for articles that could
have been raised on the farm: For flour, $9050;
cornmeal, 1910; potatoes, $2O9.95; vegetables,
$24.43 butter and eggs, $19O.36; total, $524.34.
He further says that good many items could
be added to the above, but he had no assistance
in examining the books and missed great many
items. He adds that, therefore, in his opinion,
"the Commissioners should lay aside politics and
look to the interest of the public and appoint
q good, honest, pushing, energetic farmer as man
ager, who should be required to keep two sets of
books-one for the farm and one for the institu-
tion-which should at all times be subject to in
spection by the Board, and should be sworn to at
the end of the year. This statement, he claims,
does not show the amounts allowed by the Com
missioners for the board of hands at the amshouse
farm for the three years of Mr. Reeds service, and
that there is one months expenses not included.
A Pastor Gets a Gold-uead Cane.-cn
Sunday, I'd instant, Rev. E. Huber, the highly es-
teemed pastor of Howard's Evangelical Church.
Stemmers Run, 18th district, was presented by
his congregation with beautiful gold head ebony
cane. In presenting the cane Mr.. Henry Voltz,
Sr., one of the most prominent members of the
church, spoke as follows:
Rev. Mr.. HuJer-Dear Brother in Chyist:-In
the name and in behalf of the German Evangelical
Howard's Church present you this cane as a
token of our love and esteem. May the bonds Of
affection and friendship which unite us be always
as sIrong anu DIS coruiai as tney are hom, yea,
may they grow stronger and stronger with the
coming years. May you never find cause to regret
your coming into our midst, and may your labors
among us be crowned with success by our Heaven
ly Father. If the congregations which have from
time to time greeted you here in this church were
not so large as they should have been, do not feel
discouraged. The seed you have so faithfully sown
will bring its fruit in its own appointed time. In
all your future trials may this cane always remind
YOU of Him of whom YOU have preached among
us, so that you can say, in the language of David
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death will fear no evil, for thou art
with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me-"
The Rev. Mr.. Huber accepted the present in
fitting terms, returning grateful thanks for it and
the kindly sentiments which, as expressed by Mr..
Voltz, actuated the donors.